Defender Claude Davis will miss Crystal Palace's trip to Blackpool on Saturday due to suspension, so Matt Lawrence will play instead.
The defender is starting a three match ban after being sent off in the midweek defeat at home to Leicester City.
Paddy McCarthy is making good process in his bid for fitness after being out for several months following surgery on a shoulder problem, however, he will not be risked just yet.
To add to Paul Hart's defensive problems, talented young full-back Nathaniel Clyne is a worry after he failed to finish the game on Tuesday.
It means Danny Butterfield may have to switch sides if he doesn't make it with Lee Hills coming in to make up numbers at the back.